Английская Википедия:Hugh McDowell
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Hugh Alexander McDowell (31 July 1953[1] – 6 November 2018)[2] was an English cellist best known for his membership of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) and related acts.
Career
McDowell started playing the cello at the age of four-and-a-half; by the age of 10, he had won a scholarship to the Yehudi Menuhin School. Only one year later he made his first professional appearance in Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw, in which he sang. Later he attended Kingsway College of Further Education, the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He played with the London Youth Symphony Orchestra, the London Schools Symphony Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra and London Youth Chamber Orchestra, until he was persuaded by Wilf Gibson to join The Electric Light Orchestra.
Electric Light Orchestra career
McDowell performed with the first live line-up of ELO in 1972 while only 19 years old, but left with founding member Roy Wood and horn player/keyboardist Bill Hunt to perform with the group Wizzard. During his time in Wizzard, he played both cello and Moog synthesizer, but returned to ELO in 1973 to replace Colin Walker. McDowell's return was partly motivated by a desire to play more cello and less keyboards as he had done with Wizzard.[3] He remained with the group until Jeff Lynne removed the string players from the line-up.[2] McDowell appeared in promotional videos for the Discovery album, despite not having played on the record.[4] He performed with Electric Light Orchestra Part II[5] in 1991.
Post-ELO life
Шаблон:More citations needed In 1980, McDowell played on the album Gift Wrapped by former ELO cellist Melvyn Gale, who had founded the group Wilson Gale & Co.[6] Шаблон:Citation needed span
For a short time around 1982, he was a member of Radio Stars and recorded the single "My Mother Said" with the group.[6]
More recently, he worked on Шаблон:Citation needed span, on the 2005 Saint Etienne album Tales from Turnpike House, Шаблон:Citation needed span He also played cello on Asia's 2008 album Phoenix, on "An Extraordinary Life" and "I Will Remember You". Reference : https://www.discogs.com/fr/release/1368063-Asia-Phoenix
McDowell also arranged and recorded for numerous pop, rock, and jazz-fusion albums, as well as collaborating in dance, film, and theatre projects.[7]
He was involved with computer programming and published a music composition program called Fractal Music Composer in 1992.[8] He developed a suite of four programs: Mandelbrot Set Composer, Julia Set Composer, Mandelbrot Zoom and Play Midi.Шаблон:Citation needed
Death
McDowell died of cancer on 6 November 2018. He leaves a daughter, Adelise Mair McDowell.
References
External links
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- ↑ 2,0 2,1 ELO and Wizzard cellist Hugh McDowell dies at 65: BBC News. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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